Abstract
Dupuytren's disease (DD) was demonstrated in 169 of 959 diabetics (17.6%) and in 9 of 1,396 non-diabetic patients (0.64%). One hundred and seventy-nine of the 185 patients with DD had overt or latent diabetes mellitus (96.7%). The relative frequency of DD increased with age, the conditions was seldom found under the age of 40. DD should be regarded as a non-hyperglycemic manifestation of diabetes mellitus and its presence in a patient should prompt the investigation of glucose metabolism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 170-174 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Acta Diabetologica Latina |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1977 |
Keywords
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dupuytren's disease